Emergency First Aid at Work Course
This Emergency First Aid at Work course will show you how to provide immediate care to a casualty with an illness or injury.
The course will appoint you as a qualified emergency first aider and give you the skills to deal with an emergency in a low-risk environment.
The knowledge you gain from this first aider course will enable you to keep the casualty safe until a medical professional arrives.
Why Take the Emergency First Aid at Work Course?
Anyone wanting to become an accredited first-aider or appointed person, or anyone wanting to gain basic emergency first aid knowledge should attend this course.
The course will also help you to meet the requirement for trained emergency first aiders in your organisation.
The skills that you gain from this first aider course can be used at home or at work. You could potentially help someone who needs a first aider or even save somebody’s life.
What Does This Course Cover?
This course covers the following topics (for the full list of topics covered, keep on reading):
- The day-to-day role of a first aider
- Applying CPR and AED
- Administering first aid to a choking casualty
- How to safely assess an emergency situation
- How to deal with burns, minor injuries, scalds and shocks
Benefits of this Emergency First Aid at Work Course:
- Enables you to handle a first aid emergency confidently
- Achieve an accredited level 3 qualification
- Learn lifesaving skills
- Meet your organisation’s first aid requirements
- Prepares you for incidences that are likely to occur in everyday life
- You become qualified in one day and receive your first aid certificate in 6-8 weeks
Emergency First Aid at Work course content
The Emergency First Aid at Work course provides you with the knowledge and skills you need to provide instant access to a casualty.
The content covered in this course includes:
The day-to-day role of a first-aider
The roles and responsibilities, minimising infection, and the need for consent.
Assessing an incident
The primary survey, and conducting a scene survey.
Providing first aid to an unresponsive casualty
Applying CPR, demonstrating CPR on a dummy, the recovery position, demonstrating the recovery position on a dummy, and first aid during a seizure.
Choking first aid
Identifying mild/severe choking, and demonstrating how to apply first aid to a choking casualty.
External bleeding casualty
Identifying the severity of bleeding, and demonstrating how to control external bleeding.
Shock first aid
Recognising someone who is in shock, administering first aid on a casualty who is in shock.
Minor injuries
How to deal with minor cuts, grazes, burns, scalds etc.
Assessment
You must attend a minimum of 6-hours contact time with the tutor to pass the course.
You must also show an understanding of the practical elements of the course and complete a multiple-choice theory test.
How is This Emergency First Aid at Work Course Delivered?
This course can be completed in the classroom or as an eLearning course.
Public Classroom Courses
You can attend this Emergency First Aid at Work course in a classroom in any one of our training venues across the country.
Individuals and companies can book one or more people onto a course through our website or over the phone.
The range of courses available gives our customers plenty of options when it comes to choosing a date and venue. The course is delivered in a classroom of up to 12 delegates by an approved trainer.
In-house Courses
Emergency First Aid can also be delivered as an in-house training course for your company. The course content is designed for all organisations.
Therefore, the tutor can easily tailor the content to be specific to your industry. The practical exercises encourage discussion and interaction between the delegates. Because of this, the course can be great for team building within your company.
The In-house courses can be delivered at one of our centres or a venue of your choice. To enquire about in-house training, complete the enquiry form on this page, and we will get in touch. Our quotes are provided on a case-by-case basis; the course price will differ depending on the course location and delegate numbers.
eLearning Courses
We also offer an eLearning version of the Emergency First Aid course. The learner cannot become a qualified first aider by completing this course.
The eLearning version only covers the theory units of the qualification. To gain the full certificate, they will need to complete the practical elements in the classroom.
This course is ideal for those who need to gain first aid knowledge without becoming a first-aider.
Upon booking the course, we will send the learner their login details to the eLearning portal.
They will then be able to access the course and complete each unit in their own time. The learner must finish the course within one-year of logging in, or their license will expire. For more information, visit our Emergency First Aid eLearning page.
How long is this Emergency First Aid at Work Course?
This course is one-day long and around 6-8 hours long.
Emergency First Aid at Work entry requirements
You must have a good knowledge of written and spoken English.
You must understand the content of the course so that you can administer first-aid properly. Administering first aid incorrectly can be dangerous to a casualty.
You must also be over the age of 18 to attend the course.
We will check your ID before attending the training.
Is this course accredited?
Yes, the course is accredited by Highfield.
FAQs
What does EFAW stand for?
EFAW stands for Emergency first aid at work.
How long does Emergency First Aid at Work certificate last?
The certificate last for three years. To refresh your qualification, you must re-attend the course.
Do you need a first aider at work?
Every workplace should have a trained first aider who would know how to act in the case of an emergency. We provide the emergency first aid at work course here at 3B Training, giving you that peace of mind.
What to expect on a first aid course?
This emergency first aid at work course will teach you the roles and responsibilities of a first aider. It will also show you how to deal with choking and minor injuries, among other relevant topics.
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